Trap.



W. WING.

TRAP. APPLICATION FILED'OCT. 24. ms.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

INVENTOR.

A Tram/E1455 -"bar-a. in the county of Santa 'Barbara'aml' following is a specification.

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tendency to lift. the: loops jiipwa-rtllyj"andjl: throw themoutward-ly' from theends of'ithel; Ehase block. Curved "arn s 19am legged-6. the basebloek 10 within. the loops 1 l a'nd,, s el at'-i i'their extended po's'itionfii'henlthe 0 trap is'set theyrest n'ponthe loops Ilahdl neai their lginged 0nd,; ln the ti'ap il My invention relates to a trap and 'more Htrateci I haveshown a pair of'parallel'a n'sa particularly toan animal trap; at each end of the base. b1 1 f 11 10n m: i.

l 's to providefi atjeach -sidc. '-'-T-hesearms are 'p 'efen'ah a trap for catching animals'which 1s posi- -formed-of bandgx'netal. z z ndhave their:

To all whom it may concern .7

Be'it knownthatL lVUx \Vixe, a citizen of the United States, residing zit-Santa Bar- State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements 1n Traps, of which the Theffree' end 11' of thei onter 0o here Theobject of my invention 1 tlve in its action and nnfa1l1ng.1n 1ts operation.

With this'and other objects in view, invention consists n theconstruction,'co1n-' bination and arrangement-oi parts herein-f after described and claimed. v

- In the accompanyingdraaviiigsiQhiziii ch' form'a part of-this' specification Figurel is a Ian view of a trap, i set position, em

tion-indicated by arrow 1-in' Fig; I v Fig. 2 1s a view iii-side elevatldrjf 'f the trigger-device.

Fig. 3 15 an enlarged 's cctional line 3'3 of Fig. -1, illustrating the action of the springs whlch-holdjtlie arms iii-their ex- .outer ends Qf"t1h e idogsj-are 'beyeledfi, A

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tended position.'

As shown in the fignresthe-trap consists of a. base block'lt) upon which are, 'pivot'allyq such a way that each is horizontally pivoted at one. of its ends on opposite ends-oi the the sides' of the narrower? loop: llm'ay' freely within the sides of, tlie' mango overlaps the innerloop.

Stifieoil springs '13 -and-14 emhreee the ends formed into:bcax'ijigs- 2 lt-hrojlglrwhich 1a pivot;p'in 21 entends,saidipi i'ng insc-rew eyes 22-and sewed-into the' base blockj Ea eh a rin has straightf'portion .70 -24 next to the, hinge-ti.lgieflfiywheheit' rests ;1.ipon= the"lod15 and n. its odying the principles, of f are held toth'e'b'as'e plat my invention, as seen looking in the direcber '29 f isilongitndjnail 'o "middle 0f the base.bhk ilgonfstandarde. 30

'an'd-- 3 1 fixed tothej It e ttlends'hetween"standi f D latch dogs 'extending'thronghithe staindiird s' '.and' serving as? pivot pinsy ifieniwhlch "11 3141. m d -7 "the baserpla e': T

dia p from the loop; bars jand t rmiriat' ofJc'zlawsQQTJ '.-.The: ends'p m r; cdi sisfis si nage-aha nger dogs 33fandt 3'l p17eti3idin fr-omits 304i d ah therounded tofa point-35 Ebii 't h" the trigger fund 1 have their inn 33" formed t.

maniac "seine finiljo iirnit heir ljongitn 6 'erlendsftevminateain safety e' hinged to. the: ends at bees depf thc iti-i' mio'q- 46 which irictionally engage with the bearfree ends of the loops are pressed down--- wardly past the dogs 33 and 34a These spring inwardly allowing the-loop bars to pass and then are forced outwardly so that the lower straight edge of the dog engages with the upturned loop ends to hold them in their set position. The arms are now opened outwardly so that they rest-upon the ends and sides of the links and the safety arms are pulled down into a horizontal position. The tra is now set and a pull on either one of tie bait hooks will twist the trigger sleeve and with it the latch dogs pro trudin therefrom so that the beveled'surface 0 the dog comes in contact with the loop bar. The upward force exerted by the loop bar against the beveled surface-of the dog due to the coil springs around the pivot ed ends of the loops forces the dogs inwardly against the coil spring within the sleeve and allows the free ends of the'loops to pass upwardly. This upward movement carries the arms resting upon them upwardly and inwardly until their claws interlock over the center of the tra imprisoning the animal, if it be a small one, or grasping its head, if it be a large one. In removing the captured animal, the free ends of the links are pressed downwardly and brought into engagement with the safety hooks as in setting the trap.

name to this specification.

While I have shown atriip having silt arms, it is evident that a smaller or larger number may be used, and that various other changes in construction and combination of parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

' I claim: 1. An animal trap comprising a base block, a pair of loop inembei's"pi\-otally attached thereto, actuating springs attached to said loop members and said base block, a multiplicity of cooperative arms also pivoted to said base block in operative relation to said loop members, and trigger controlled mechanism-for holding said loops in a locked position when the trap is setand for quickly releasing them when the trap is operated. 2. An animal trap comprising a base block, a-pair ofrectangular loop members each having one ofits ends horizontally pivoted tosaid base block, an actuating spring fixed to each of said loop members and said base block, a multiplicity-oi? arms horizon tally pivoted to said base block .in operative relation to said loop members, each of said arms terminating in a pair ofclaws, two standardsfixed to the middle of said base block in longitudinal alineinent with the middle of the block, a trigger sleeve extending between said -.standards and pivotally mounted in them, .latch dogs protruding from theends of said trigger sleeve and adapted to engage said loop members in their set position, bait hooks fixed to said trigger sleeve and safety hooks hinged tothe ends of said base plate and adapted to engage and hold said loops in an intermediate position between the set position and the operated position.

In testimony whereof-I have signed my WUN wine. 

